My 1970 GMC “Project Splice”

[Kronald_70GMC]

Originally Posted by TA_C10

very nice work sir.

Thank you sir.

Originally Posted by gmc684x4

Very nice looking truck

What are you using for a mig ?

I had a mig pak 10 from Ct i hated it and sold it even a welder i know had a hard time with it

Thanks for the positive input! Always a huge help for getting my motivation up.
My mig is an old Hobart Handler probably from the 80's. My dad has a hobart Handler 140 and it is a great machine. Thats what I started welding with back when I lived at home.

[Kronald_70GMC]

Well I did manage to get on the truck for about 30 minutes today. I have been sidetracked on a different project for my quad. It turned out so much better than I expected so I just have to share it here. I did managed to correct the rear door gap. It was quite tight near the body line and for anyone who has the same issue, it seems that correcting it with the cab corner tacked on seems to be the best way. I had tried to correct it several times pre cab corner and it always went back. I guess it just needed something to hold it in place.

[TA_C10]

Great idea axe holder on the quad ��

And doing a great job on the cab corner.

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[Kronald_70GMC]

Originally Posted by TA_C10

Great idea axe holder on the quad ��

And doing a great job on the cab corner.

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Thanks man! I'm hoping to get out there later today to make some more progress.

[Kronald_70GMC]

Wooo weee is that alot of welding. I got 2 hours in tonight and have the rest of the plug welds done and I also finished up the butt weld on the outboard side. It is all ground down and cleaned up. So shiny

[Kronald_70GMC]

Cab corner is in! It fought me pretty good on the back so it will definitely need some decent filler but im pretty happy all things considered.

[cornerstone]

You're a true craftsman Kyle! It may take long time to do it right, but you'll know exactly what you're driving and have pride in it at the same time.

[TA_C10]

Agreed. Such great work here. That corner looks really nice.

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[Kronald_70GMC]

Originally Posted by TA_C10

Agreed. Such great work here. That corner looks really nice.

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Thanks man! I appreciate the kind words

[gmc684x4]

Nice work

I have seen cardboard as backer for bondo on rusty trucks seen a bronco where the fellow rivited the patch panels over the rust spots

My aim will be after i get a mig to make my work look close to yours
Practice will help

I seen a trick one fellow showed me make the patch and the panel trimmed close to same size tack the two together use zip disk cut at a 45 degree angle back tack the fresh cut flush make the next cut and continue until you have the patch completely flush fit finish welding and watch how much heat you drive into the panel

[Kronald_70GMC]

Originally Posted by gmc684x4

Nice work

I have seen cardboard as backer for bondo on rusty trucks seen a bronco where the fellow rivited the patch panels over the rust spots

My aim will be after i get a mig to make my work look close to yours
Practice will help

I seen a trick one fellow showed me make the patch and the panel trimmed close to same size tack the two together use zip disk cut at a 45 degree angle back tack the fresh cut flush make the next cut and continue until you have the patch completely flush fit finish welding and watch how much heat you drive into the panel

That sounds like a pretty cool trick. And thanks for the compliment

[Kronald_70GMC]

Spent the evening doing a much needed tidy in the shop. After that I used my rust and paint wheel to smooth up the door and half of the cab back. I also got the rocker pulled out so that I can clean it and prep for welding that in. Its really starting to look like a full cab again......Finally

[Kronald_70GMC]

Well shoot, its been damn near a month since my last post. Figured I'd better make time this evening and get some progress in. I have removed the fender and door to gain access to the inner rocker area. I spent the evening cleaning up some rust and welding up those holes where the bolts held in the cab support. I wanted to eliminate them so that the inside of my rocker will be nice and smooth and easy to clean in the future. Here's hoping that it won't be a month until I make the next post

[chewychevy67]

Looks good.

[Kronald_70GMC]

Well so much for that. Another month gone and still nothing overly big to post about. On a positive note, my dad and I managed to get my square body front end all apart without getting hurt by the springs. Now I have alot of floor space back in the shop. I have been very occupied with home renovations still and it is taking up all my free time. I have just recently removed the single door at the back of my house and replaced it with a nice set of garden doors. Im glad that is complete before winter has shown up. Hoping to make some more shop time soon.

[cornerstone]

Originally Posted by kronald_70gmc

i have been very occupied with home renovations still and it is taking up all my free time.

there are a few of us who have been in this same boat!

hoping to make some more shop time soon.
i'm right there with ya man... Hoping for a fairly mild winter here in texas so i can get back to being productive again.

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[Kronald_70GMC]

Well another month has gone by and tonight I decided that it was time to get another evening in. Im aiming to be back to at least one night a week on the ol girl. Tonight I have mostly got my rocker prepped and ready to weld in but im having a few issues with it fitting to the inner rocker so I will need to address that first, it also needs the usual slice and dice at the ends. Ive spent almost the whole evening playing around with panel gaps. I think that I have found the sweet spot though, it will be getting some more refinement in body work stage as well. The only gap that is not that nice is the lower door to rocker gap which is currently at 3/8". Not a big problem though as I will be re skining the lower door and can add my 1/4" to the door at that point. I even threw the cowl panel on just to see how it would line up. It appears to be wide but I'm not sure on that one yet. I also ended up having to dimple in a small recess into the windshield pillar as the front of the door was touching the cab there. I just traced the door line onto the cab and slowly chased it with a hammer and chisel until it looked right. I think it worked out nicely and I do not think it will be at all noticeable.

[Getter-Done]

Those gaps are looking good I know you will get them spot on.

Time and patience pays off.









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[TA_C10]

Truck looks good just sitting there bare skin.

[TA_C10]

That sucks about your welder. It's looking good though!

[Kronald_70GMC]

Originally Posted by TA_C10

That sucks about your welder. It's looking good though!

Hey thanks man! I'm thinking my welder will no longer be a problem soon....

[Kronald_70GMC]

Well this will help me out im sure.

[Scurry67]

Originally Posted by Kronald_70GMC

Well this will help me out im sure.

Great choice! I have the same one and have been really impressed with it.
Keep up the progress!

[Kronald_70GMC]

Originally Posted by Scurry67

Great choice! I have the same one and have been really impressed with it.
Keep up the progress!

Oh man I'm VERY happy with it. I didn't get a whole lot of welding done by the time I got it all set up, but I did do a bit and I'm impressed. I welded a handle onto my welder cart so that is great.

[May70]

I have the 210mvp and it is incredible. Very happy with Hobart